Wizards sign Mike Wilks

Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has signed guard Mike Wilks. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Mike is a solid and dependable veteran,” said Grunfeld. “He will bring experience and steady play to our team.”

“I am very excited and thankful for this opportunity,” said Wilks. “The Wizards are playing great team ball, and I hope to contribute by providing defensive pressure and creating opportunities by getting the ball to our scorers.”

Wilks played collegiately at Rice, before spending time in the NBA Development League after college. He made his NBA debut with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2002-03 season, and has since played for Minnesota, Houston, San Antonio, Cleveland, Seattle and Denver. He played in a career-high 48 games with the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs in 2004-05. This season, Wilks appeared in eight games for the Denver Nuggets, and averaged 3.0 points in 15.3 minutes per game.